Lophura nycthemera (Silver Pheasant) - Sikkim Bird

Lophura nycthemera (Silver Pheasant)

Venue: Himalayan Zoological Park,  Gangtok,  East Sikkim

Date: October 10, 2009

Pic: Shital Pradhan

Lophura nycthemera (Silver Pheasant)

Venue: Himalayan Zoological Park,  Gangtok,  East Sikkim

Date: October 10, 2009

Pic: Shital Pradhan

Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Animalia

Phylum:          Chordata

Class:              Aves

Order:             Galliformes

Family:           Phasianidae

Subfamily:     Phasianinae

Genus:            Lophura

Species:           L. nycthemera

Binomial name: Lophura nycthemera (Linnaeus, 1758)

Other Names:  silver pheasant,

Special feature: The male is black and white, while the female is mainly brown. Both sexes have a bare red face and red legs (Source: Wikipedia)

Tragopan satyra (Satyr tragopan) - Sikkim Bird

Tragopan satyra (Satyr tragopan)

Venue: Himalayan Zoological Park,  Gangtok,  East Sikkim

Date: June 28, 2014

Pic: Shital Pradhan

Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Animalia

Phylum:          Chordata

Class:              Aves

Order:            Galliformes

Family:           Phasianidae

Subfamily:     Phasianinae

Genus:            Tragopan satyra

Species:           T. satyra

Binomial name: Tragopan satyra (Linnaeus, 1758)

Other Names:  crimson horned pheasant, satyr tragopan

Special feature: It falls under Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)

Females are brown. Males are usually red with blue, black, and white spots and freckles. (Source: Wikipedia)